Sri Sathya Sai Baba, the spiritual leader of millions of his devotees in India and abroad, passed away at the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences (SSSIHMS) at 7.40 a.m. here on Sunday.
The end came after 28 days of hospitalisation when doctors from the India, U.S. and U.K. battled to treat multi-organ failure. He has been on ventillator and dialysis ever since he was admitted following cardio-respiratory and renal failure.
A brief statement issued by Dr. A. N. Safaya, Director of the Institute, said "Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba is no more with us physically. He left his earthly body on April 24, 2011 at 7.40 a.m. due to cardio-respiratory failure. Bhagwan 's body will lie in state at Sai Kulwant Hall for two days — Monday and Tuesday. Arrangements will be made for darshan after 6 p.m. today at Sai Kulwant Hall. We appeal to all not to rush to the hospital but to remain calm and have darshan in an orderly manner".
Meanwhile, A. P. Governor E. S. L Narasimhan and Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy left together by a helicopter from Hyderabad to Puttaparthi to pay their last tributes to Sathya Sai Baba. Telugu Desam President N. Chandrababu Naidu cancelled his byelection campaign in Kadapa district and also rushed to Prasathi Nilayam.
The District Collector Mr. B. Janardhan Reddy told The Hindu that the darshan of Sai Baba's mortal remains had been fixed from 6 p.m. to facilitate arrangements at the Sai Kulwant Hall and to take up crowd control measures like barricading of roads in the town for orderly movement of the devotees.
PTI adds:
Sai Baba to be buried on Wednesday
Sai Baba will be buried at the Sai Kulwant Hall in Prashanti Nilayam on Wednesday in line with the practice adopted for spiritual leaders in India, contrary to the Hindu custom of cremating bodies.
State Major Industries Minister J. Geetha Reddy said the members of Sai Baba’s family and the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust have decided that his burial will take place on Wednesday morning. The exact time will be announced later.
Source : http://www.thehindu.com/
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